by Nicole Dama | Aug 20, 2023 | Campaigns, Events
2023 NADSP Annual Conference September 8 - 9, 2023Sheraton Pittsburgh Hotel at Station Square300 W Station Square Dr, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 The National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals Annual Conference will return September 8-9, 2023 in Pittsburgh...
by NADSP Administrator | Jun 25, 2025 | Events, News
OverviewRegisterHotel/TravelBreakoutsSponsor/ExhibitAgendaExperience 2025 NADSP Conference: Elevate When it comes to issues affecting direct support professionals – wages, benefits, professional development, recognition, career advancement, appreciation, and so many...
by Nicole Dama | Jun 23, 2025 | Events, News, Webinars
Let’s Talk: Embracing Diversity Equity and Inclusion: A Pathway to Professional Excellence for DSPs As the backbone of the disability support system, direct support professionals (DSPs) offer vital support and direction to people with intellectual and...
by Joseph Macbeth | Jun 17, 2025 | News |
Team, I wish I had better news. We have just finished our first line-by-line look at the Senate Finance Committee’s new “reconciliation” draft, released today by Chairman Mike Crapo. To read the document, click here. Sadly, it takes the already harmful House-passed...
by Joseph Macbeth | Jun 13, 2025 | News |
Respect the Work, Protect the People: Direct Support Professionals and Medicaid Are Under Siege Written by Joseph M. Macbeth, President and CEO, National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals Imagine a country where people with intellectual and developmental...
by John Raffaele | Jun 10, 2025 | News
Bringing Sensitivity To Direct Support The following article is part of an ongoing series about the NADSP Competency Areas. The NADSP Competency Areas offer DSPs the opportunity to address challenges, work on issues identified by the person they support, or assist a...
by Nicole Dama | Jun 5, 2025 | Events, News |
Virtual Training: The NADSP Frontline Supervisor – From Management to Leadership The Frontline Supervisor (FLS) may face the most complex work in the human services world, involving many points of interaction with people. Whether it’s families, direct support...
by Nicole Dama | Jun 2, 2025 | News |
Don’t Dismantle What Works: The University Programs That Help People with Disabilities Thrive Written by Joseph M. MacbethPresident and CEO, National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals When President John F. Kennedy signed the legislation that would evolve into...
by Joseph Macbeth | May 28, 2025 | News |
Public Statement from the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP) Board of Directors As the Board of Directors of the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP), we speak today not only as organizational leaders but as steadfast...
by Nicole Dama | May 21, 2025 | News |
NADSP E-Badge Earner of the Month: Brent Veltri Congratulations to Brent Veltri who has been selected as the May 2025 NADSP E-Badge Academy Earner of the Month. We are recognizing Brent for his excellent ‘Supporting Wellbeing’ E-Badge submission. This badge...
by John Raffaele | May 18, 2025 | News
Documentation: People Behind The ‘Paperwork’ The following article is part of an ongoing series about the NADSP Competency Areas. The NADSP Competency Areas offer DSPs the opportunity to address challenges, work on issues identified by the person they support, or...
